GitHub

A desktop Java program for installing .deb packages using a GUI on Debian-based distributions.

This program was designed because Ubuntu changed its installation system to snap, disabling the double-click installation method for .deb packages. For an experimented Linux user, this installation is ...
GitHub

[BUG]: Deb file has issues installing on Mint 21.3

I used imager version 1.8.5 and got a message there was an upgrade. I downloaded it and tried to install it on my Mint 21.3 system (based on Ubuntu 22.04 -which it claims is compatible). Instead of ...
Liliputing

Installing Linux app on Chromebooks gets easier with support for .deb packages

You can already run some Linux applications on some Chromebooks thanks to Google’s Project Crostini software. But as I noted when testing Crostini on the Acer Chromebook Tab 10 last month, the feature ...
Engadget

Chrome OS update makes installing Linux apps easier

Now, thanks to a recent Chrome OS update, you'll be able to launch .deb (Debian) packages minus such hassles. Installing .deb files on Linux systems is normally as simple as a double-click, but ...
Android Police

Chrome OS can now install Linux apps from .deb packages

Corbin is a tech journalist and developer who worked at Android Police from 2016 until 2021. Check out his other work at corbin.io. Linux applications are usually distributed in one of two ways - ...